I know that Houdini (that VFX software used for Dr. Strange portal effects), Marmoset Toolbox (an alternative to Adobe's Substance Painter), and zBrush (a sculpting software) were all perpetual licenses when we bought them. And we chose these softwares specifically because they had perpetual licenses. SaaS vendors want to capture the margin of their power users, which means by necessity they price out casual users of their software.
=> For any software that might be used for hobby or casual use, perpetual licenses target a different market than SaaS offerings.
That's one of the reasons why the Spatial Audio Designer - targeting freelance audio producers and very popular with musicians - sells best with a perpetual license tied to a hardware USB dongle:
https://www.newaudiotechnology.com/products/spatial-audio-de...
In my opinion, USB dongles also help with marketing because you make it easier for your power users / evangelists to borrow out the software to others.
=> For any software that might be used for hobby or casual use, perpetual licenses target a different market than SaaS offerings.
That's one of the reasons why the Spatial Audio Designer - targeting freelance audio producers and very popular with musicians - sells best with a perpetual license tied to a hardware USB dongle: https://www.newaudiotechnology.com/products/spatial-audio-de...
In my opinion, USB dongles also help with marketing because you make it easier for your power users / evangelists to borrow out the software to others.